Every year I pick a defining word. Last year I had a doubleheader – kindness and service. It wasn’t too much to manage at the beginning of the year as I only had to handle me. I love serving others and giving back, so that was easy. Maybe it was the timing…

How to claim your place – EVERYTIME! When I first began speaking I was told to watch the successful speakers, the ones who had made it and emulate them. The meaning of emulate is to copy or imitate what they are doing. What those very well-intentioned people were really telling me was to…